EPA v. ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANY, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1400 SMITH STREET, P.O. BOX 4362, ROOM EB2333 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77210 FACILITIES: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF OF THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS OFFSHORE FACILITIES THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ENRON OPERATIONS CO-

  1400 SMITH STREET, HOUSTON, TX, 772511188

  Registry ID: 110009696631

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ENRON OIL & GAS COMPANYentered 1999-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $17,100

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-25Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-04Compliance Achieved
• 1999-03-04Enforcement Action Closed